. >>> today the president got a firsthand look at the damage from superstorm sandy. the president rode a helicopter over an area of queens, new york. he also walked through a neighborhood on staten island. that area suffered almost half of new york's casualties. mr. obama promised to stick with the storm victims until the rebuilding is complete. >> during difficult times like this we're reminded that we're bound together and we have to look out for each other. >> 47,000 new yorkers have applied for housing help through fema. >>> well, everything is back to normal for united airlines tonight after a computer glitch grounded flights early this morning. passengers at sfo and across the country just had to wait while the company fixed the system failure. it took two hours to resolve. 250 flights were delayed but none canceled. this is united's third major computer outage this year. >> okay... start melting the butter! commercial crab season is on! cbs 5's ken bastida is at the docks earlier today with some of the bay area's first catch. >> reporter: it was a long night f